Ghan

/ ɡæn /

noun

1. short for Afghan

2. the train connecting Adelaide and Alice Springs

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ghan¹

from the number of Afghan camelmen at the Oodnadatta railhead

Example Sentences

Ghani, Hussain, and Ghan and Kazmi were found guilty of child sexual offences following a trial while Rhodes pleaded guilty to child sexual offences.

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“He’s being blindfolded,” said Gatdet Ghan Yut, 31.

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Ghan says the assessments are more difficult because they’re based on higher expectations and different standards.

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Brent Ghan of the Missouri School Boards’ Association says board members and administrators are frustrated by the changing assessments.

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Duration: 15 miles/2hr Price: £28 Australia has mammoth train journeys, such as the 2,698-mile Indian Pacific from Sydney to Perth and the Ghan from Adelaide to Darwin.

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